PATH TO LIGHT
A selection of diwans of
Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habib
and
Wird al-Haydariyah al-Shadhiliyah
Compiled by
Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
From
THE HAYDARI HANDBOOK
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PATH TO LIGHT
A selection of diwans of
Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habib
and
Wird al-Haydariyah al-Shadhiliyah
Compiled by
Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
From
THE HAYDARI HANDBOOK
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CONTENTS
Page No.
Introduction
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Praise
9
Song Written Before the Prophet
21
Withdrawal Into the Perception of the
Essence
31
Asking Forgiveness
39
Remembrance of my Lord
51
Wird Al-Haydariyah Al-Shadhiliyah
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INTRODUCTION
There are a number of prescriptions for the wayfarer that
will help him or her on the journey towards the Higher.
The most important is the companionship of like-minded
people and singing the praise of the Creator. If the
diwan is approached and sung properly the wayfarer will
discover a wide variety of tonics to suit every ill. The
effect of people’s gathering with sincere intention
combined with the specific use of sound polishes the
heart of the seeker, freeing it to reflect the spark of
divine light that is already there.
From time immemorial there has been spiritual singing
and reciters of God’s glory. Since the time of the
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his
family) songs have also been sung in his praise, exalting
and dwelling upon his qualities and virtues as a reminder
to everyone.
Numerous Sufi masters have written couplets and
diwans for different purposes, some to deepen the
seeker’s awareness, some to strengthen their resolve
along the path of discipline. In his diwan Shaykh
Muhammad Ibn al-Habib, the Qutb of his time, has
combined acceptance of heart-rending joy which is the
fruit of total dependence and reliance on Allah. Within
ten or twenty couplets, many of his odes give a complete
manual for the journey, for they are replete with
instructions.
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Transformation in the circle of remembrance (dhikr)
is brought about by sincerity and the power inherent
in gathering together.
The diwan offers us
information as well as transformation. It offers us a
great deal of worldly strength and a great deal of
inner strength. It is a constant reminder.
These songs can be sung collectively or
individually. Singing the purpose of life – to come to
know the Life-Giver – then becomes a part of our
lives. The purpose of the diwan is to absorb it until
you find that the song is singing in you. The singer
and song unite. This is a prelude to the taste of
universal union of the Creator when He joins the
subtle unseen world with the seen, beyond this
world.
Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri.
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Praise
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PRAISE
Laka ’l –hamdu yaa dha’l-hilmi wa ‘l-afwi wa ‘s-sitri
wa hamdeeya min nu’maaka yaa waasi’a ‘l-birri
Laka ‘l-hamdu ‘adda ‘l-qatri wa ‘r-ramli wa ‘l-hasa
wa ‘adda nabaati ‘l-ardi wa ‘l-hooti fi ‘l-bahri
Laka 'l-hamdu 'adda 'n-namli wa 'l-jinni wa 'l-insi
wa mil'a 's-samaa wa 'l-'arshi wa 'l-kawkabi 'ddurri
wa mil'a 'l-fadaa wa'l-lawhi wa 'l-kursee wa 'th-thara
wa 'adda jamee'i 'l-kaa’inaati ila 'l-hashri.
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PRAISE
Praise is due to You, the possessor of serenity,
forgiveness and veiling. My praise is part of Your
blessing, oh abundant Giver.
Praise is due to You, in number as great as the
drops of rain, the grains of sand, the pebbles, the
plants of the earth and the fish of the sea.
Praise is due to You in number as great as the ants,
jinn, and men, in quantity as great as the sky, the
throne, and the stars like scattered pearls.
In quantity as great as space itself, and the tablet of
forms, the footstool, the moist earth, and the
number of all created beings on the day of
gathering.
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laka 'l-hamdu yaa rabbee kamaa anta ahluhu
fa'inneeya laa uhsee 'th-thanaa'a mada 'd-dahri
laka 'l-hamdu yaa mu'ti ‘l-mawaahiba bi 'l-fadli
wa maaniha ahli 'llaahi bi 'l-fat-hi wa 'n-nasri
laka 'l-hamdu bi 'l-anfaasi wa 'l-jismi wa 'l-qalbi
tafaddal 'alaa 'abdin tahayyara fi ‘l-amri
fa'innee wa in kaanat dhunoobee ta'ooqunee
falee feeka husnu 'dh-dhanni yajburu lee kasree
famunna 'alaynaa yaa ghafooru bitawbatin
tajubbu 'l-ladhee qad kaana fee saalifi 'l-'umri
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Praise is due to You, oh my Lord, as You deserve it,
for I cannot praise You fittingly to the full extent of
time.
Praise is due to You, oh endless Giver of gifts, the
One who grants opening and triumph to the people
of Allah.
Praise is due to You with every breath with the body
and the heart. Look kindly on a slave who is
perplexed by the command.
If my wrong actions weigh me down, l still have a
good opinion of You that You will mend my broken
spirit.
Oh Forgiving! Grant a turning away [from wrong
action] to us which will undo what happened in our
early years.
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wa zidnaa mina 'n-na'maa'i wa'n-noori wa 'l-kashfi
wa makkinnaa fi 'l-irshaadi bi'l-idhniwa's-sirri
wa ayyidnaa fee aqwaalinaa wa fi'aalinaa
wa yassir lanaa 'l-arzaaqa min haythu laa
nadree
fahaa nahnu fee baabi 't-tafadduli waaqifun
wa muntadhirun 'atfa 'l-habeebi bilaa 'usri
fa'an’im 'alaynaa yaa mujeebu bi sur'atin
fa'innaka ahlu 'l-joodi wa 'l-manni wa 'l-khayri
fafadhluka mawjoodun bighayri wujoodinaa
wa jooduka masdoolun 'alaynaa bilaa nukri
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Increase us in blessing, light and unveiling, and
strengthen us in guidance, with idhn and with the
secret.
Support us in our words and deeds, and make our
provision easy for us - from where we know not!
Here we are standing at the door of favour, waiting
without hardship for the Beloved to turn to us.
Swiftly send us Your ease, oh Answerer, for You
are the possessor of generosity, liberality and
goodness.
Your Bounty exists without our existence, and Your
Generosity pours down on us, undenied.
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wa wafliqnaa li'sh-shukri 'I-Iadhee huwa laazimun
galaynaa wa yastad'ee 'l-mazeeda bilaa khusri
wa akhrijnaa min sijni 'l-jusoomi wa raqqinaa
lihadrati arwaahin thawaaban 'alaa 'sh-shukri
wa ash-hidnaa ma'na 'dh-dhaati fee kulli madh-harin
liyaqwa shuhoodee fi 'sh-shadaa'idi wa 'l-yusri
wa afninaa 'annaa wabqinaa bika daa'iman
linalhaqa ahla'l-irthi min hadrati 's-sirri
fa amruka li 'l-ashyaa'i fee qawli kun takun
fakawwin lanaa 'l-ashyaa'a 'azman bilaa makri
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Give us success in the thankfulness which is our
duty and which itself calls for increase from You
without loss to us.
Free us from the prison of our bodies and raise us
up to the presence of the spirits as a reward for our
gratitude.
Let us see the meaning of the essence in every
manifestation in order to strengthen our witnessing
both in times of ease and trouble.
Annihilate us to ourselves and give us going-on in
You always, so that we may join the people who
have inherited the presence of the secret.
Your command to things is in the word 'Be it is!' So
shape things for us with firm intention and without
deception.
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wasalli bi anwaa'i 'l-kamaalaati kullihaa
'ala ahmada 'l-haadee ilaa hadrati 't-tuhri
wa aalihi wa ‘s-sahbi 'l-kiraami wa man da'aa
linaadhimi haadha'n-nadhmi bi'sh-sharhi li'ssadri
wa yaa rabbi bi 'l-haadee 'r-ra'oofi Muhammadin
anilnaa 'ulooman tanfa'unaa yawma 'n-nashri
wa qawwinaa bi'l-anwaari fee kulli lahdhatin
wa thabbitnaa 'inda'l-khatmi wa ‘n-naz'i wa 'lqabri
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Bless Ahmad, the guide to the presence of purity,
with all the forms of perfection.
And his Family and noble Companions and
whoever prays for expansion of the breast for the
composer of these verses.
And oh Lord! Through the compassionate guide,
Muhammad, grant us sciences that will benefit us
on the Day of Rising.
Strengthen us with lights at every instant, and make
us firm at the sealing, the agony of death, and the
grave.
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Song Written Before The
Prophet
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Song Written Before The Prophet
Nahnu fee rawdati 'r-rasooli hudoorun
taalibeena 'r-ridaa wa husna qabooli
ji'naa yaa khayra man ilayhi’ l-malaadhu
bi'nkisaarin wa dhillatin wa dhuhooli
fas'ali 'llaaha feenaa kulla 'inaayah
li nanaala 'l-munaa fee waqti 'l-hulooli
laka qadrun 'adheemun laysa yudaahaa
wa risaala tafooqu kulla rasooli
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Song Written Before The Prophet
We are present in the garden of the Prophet,
seeking acceptance and welcome.
We have come, oh best of refuges! - bowed, in
humility and bewilderment.
Ask Allah to give us every help, so that we may
attain our desire at the time debts fall due.
You have a vast power which is beyond compare
and a message greater than every messenger's.
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anta baabu 'l-ilaahi fee kulli khayrin
man ataa faaza bi 'r-ridaa wa 'l-wusooli
kullu sirrin fl 'l-anbiyaa qad ataahum
min 'ulaakum mu'ayyadan bi nuqooli
qad tashalfa'tu fee 'umooree ilaahee
bi 'n-nabbeeyyi 'l-mushaffa'i 'l-maqbooli
kullu man ha'tta rahlahu bi kareemin
naala aqsa 'l-munaa wa kulla 's-sooli
qad shakarna 'l-ilaaha fee kulli waqtin
haythu manna bi zawratin Ii rasooli
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You are the door to Allah in every good thing,
whoever comes to you gains acceptance and union.
Every secret which came to the prophets is from
your sublimity, confirmed through transmission.
I have looked to the Prophet to plead with Allah in
my affairs, for he is the accepted intercessor.
All whose journey ends at the house of a generous
host, get what they ask for, even their most extreme
desires.
We have given thanks to Allah for every time that
He has given us the gift of a visit to the Messenger -
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wa kadhaaka Ii kulli man fee baqee'in
min sihaabin kadhaaka naslu 'l-batooli
wa kadhaaka li kulli zawjin wa bintin
wabni munji 'l-anaami yawma 'l-hulooli
wa kadhaaka Ii kulli man fee uhudin
min shaheedin kadhaaka 'ammu 'r-rasooli
qad talabnaa hihim tamaama salaamah
fee maseerin li'ardinaa wa 'd-dukhooli
wa talabnaa 'n-najaata fee yawmi hashrin
wa salaaman min kulli faddhin jahooli
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And a visit to all those in Baqi' - the Companions
and the offspring of Fatima -
And a visit to every wife and daughter and son of
the deliverer of mankind on the day debts fall due.
And a visit to every martyr in Uhud, and the uncle of
the Messenger.
We have asked by them perfect peace for us on our
journey to our land and when we enter it.
We have sought deliverance on the day of
gathering and safety from the ignorant.
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rabbi salli 'ala 'n-nabeeyyi wa aalin
wa sihaabin wa taabi'in bi shumooli
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Our Lord, bless the Prophet and his Family and
Companions and the followers.
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Withdrawal Into The
Perception Of The Essence
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Withdrawal Into The Perception Of The
Essence
Qad badaa wajhu'l-habeebi
laaha fee waqti's-sahar
nooruhu qad'amma qalbee
fasajadtu bi 'nkisaar
qaala li-rfa 'was'alannee
falakum kullu watar
qultu 'anta 'anta hasbee
laysa lee 'anka 'stibaar
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Withdrawal Into The Perception Of The
Essence
The face of the Beloved appeared and shone in the
early dawn.
His light pervaded my heart, so I prostrated myself
in awe.
He said to me: 'Rise! - and ask of Me! You will have
whatever you desire.'
l replied: 'You. You are enough for me! Away from
You l cannot live!'
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qaala 'abdee laka bushraa
fatana'am bi 'n-nadhar
anta kanzun li 'ibaadee
'anta dhikraa li 'l-bashar
kullu husnin wa jamaalin
fi 'l-waraa minni 'ntashar
batanat 'awsaafu dhaatee
wa tajallat fl 'l-athar
innama 'l-kawnu ma'aanin
qaa'imaatun bi 's-suwar
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He said: 'My slave, there is good news for you, so
enjoy the vision.
You are a treasure to My slaves and you are a dhikr
to mankind.
Every good and every beauty in man has spread
from Me.
The attributes of My essence were hidden, and they
were manifested in the existence-traces.
Truly created beings are meanings set up in
images.
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kullu man yudriku haadhaa
kaana min 'ahli 'l'ibar
lam yadhuq laddhata 'ayshin
alladhee 'anna 'nhasar
rabbana salli 'alaa man
nooruhu 'amma 'l-bashar
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All who grasp this are among the people of
discrimination.
The one who is cut off from Us has not tasted the
sweetness of life.
Our Lord, bless the one whose light has spread
through all mankind.
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Asking Forgiveness
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Asking Forgiveness
‘Astaghfiru 'llaha 'inna 'llaha dhoo karamin
wa rahmatin li lladhee qad taaba min zalali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min dhanbin wa min zalalin
wa min khataayaa wa min wahmin wa min
'amali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min kibrin wa min hasadin
wa min riyaa ‘in li’ahli 'l-maali bi 'l-'amali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min dhannin qabeehin badaa
min ru'yati'n-nafsi 'ajban minhaa hi'l-hulali
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Asking Forgiveness
I ask forgiveness of Allah! Truly Allah possesses
generosity and compassion for the one who turns to
Him after his errors.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for wrong actions and
mistakes, for errors, illusion and hope.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for pride and envy, and for
hypocritical behaviour towards the rich.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for ugly ideas which
emerge from seeing the self, and admiring its form.
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'astaghfiru 'llaha min ghillin wa hiqdin wa maa
‘admartu fee saalifi 'l-a'maari min 'ilali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min nutqin bi faahishatin
wa min sukootin 'an gheebatin wa'an khalali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min zoorin wa min kadhibin
wa min ghuroorin yajurru 'n-nafsa li 'l-kasali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min dhanbin bi jaarihatin
wa min huqooqin 'atat li 'n-naasi min qibalee
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min 'ilmin 'azeeghu bihi
‘ani 's-siraati 'l-qaweemi 'l-mufdee li 'l-wajali
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I ask forgiveness of Allah for malice and spite and
for the defects I concealed in my earlier years.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for saying dreadful things
and for passing over in silence accusations against
others and injury done to them.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for dishonesty and lying
and for fantasy which leads the self to indolence.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for wrong actions in
anything I've done concerning my obligations to
other people.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for being drawn to a false
knowledge which would turn me from the straight
path that leads to fear.
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‘astaghfiru 'llaha min haalin 'asoolu bihi
wa min maqaamin 'addaa li'l-khawfi wa'lkhajali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min fi'lin bi laa niyyatin
wa min dhuhoolin 'ataa li'l-qalbi 'an 'aj'ali
'astaghfiru 'llaha min da'wa 'l-hulooli wa min
da'wa tihaadin 'addaa li 'z-zayghi wa 'l-fashali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min da'wa l'wujoodi wa min
‘ithbaati shay’in siwa’l-majoodi fi l’azali
'astaghfiru 'llaha min 'aqaa 'idin tara'at
qad khaalafat rninhaaja 'l-mukhtaari wa 'rrusuli
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I ask forgiveness of Allah for any state which
overpowers me, and for any station that leads to
terror and shame.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for any act done without
intention and for dismay which flows quickly into the
heart.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for claiming incarnation
and for claiming fusion, as these claims lead to
deviation and failure.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for claiming existence,
and for affirming anything other than the Existent in
before-endless-time.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for beliefs that have
occurred contrary to the path of the Chosen One
and the Messengers.
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‘astaghfiru 'llaha min jahlin wa min safahin
wa min futoorin 'ataa li 'n-nafsi 'an malali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha min fikrin 'ajoolu bihi
bilaa' tibaarin jaraa fl 'l-ulwi wa 's-sufuli
‘astaghfiru 'llaha miqdaara 'l-'awaalimi min
'arshin wa lawhin wa 'umri saa'iri 'd-duwali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha wahhaaba 'l-'ataayaa liman
qadi ttaqaahu bi laa hawlin wa laa hiyali
‘astaghfiru 'llaha mu'tee man yaloodhu bihi
ma 'aarifan biturooqi'l-'ilmi wa 'n-nihali
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I ask forgiveness of Allah for ignorance and folly
and for languor that comes from a listless self.
I ask forgiveness of Allah for any thought be it high
or low that has occupied me while without
awareness.
I ask forgiveness of Allah by the measure of the
worlds, of the throne and the tablet of forms and the
duration of every dynasty.
I ask forgiveness of Allah, the Giver of gifts, for all
who fear Him, being themselves unreservedly
powerless.
I ask forgiveness of Allah who grants gnoses in the
paths of knowledge, and gifts to whoever takes
refuge in Him.
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‘astaghfiru 'llaha rahmaana 'l-khalaa'iqi min
jinnin wa 'insin wa 'amlaakin wa kulli 'aalee
rabbi bi 'ahmada kun li 'amrinaa waliyyan
wa murshidan Ii ttibaa'i 'aqwami 's-subuli
'alayhi 'azkaa salaati 'llahi maa hatalat
ghaythun wa maa qad saraa fi 'l-ardi min balali
kadhaaka aaluka wa 's-sahbu 'l-kiraamu wa man
qadi 'qtafaa 'ithrahum min muttaqin wa walee
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I ask forgiveness of Allah Who has compassion on
all the creatures, the jinn, men, angels, and the
exalted ones.
My Lord, by Ahmad, be the Master of our affair and
be the Guide to those who follow the straightest of
paths.
May the purest of Allah's blessings be upon him as
long as abundant rain pours down and waters flow
in the earth.
And upon the Family and noble Companions and all
who have fear of Allah, and every wali who follows
in their footsteps.
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Remembrance Of My Lord
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Remembrance Of My Lord
aheemu wahdee bi dhikri rabbee
fa dhikru rabee huwa 'sh-shifaa'u
ahbabtu rabban huwa 'timaadee
li kulli shay'in huwa yashaa'u
wa kullu hubbin li ghayri rabbee
feehi 'l-'adhaabu feehi 'sh-shaqaa'u
yaa fawza faanin 'ani 'l-fanaa'i
lahu 'l-hayaatu lahu 'l-baqaa'u
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Remembrance Of My Lord
I am ecstatic, alone, in the dhikr of my Lord. The
dhikr of my Lord - it is the cure.
I have loved a Lord - on Whom I can count in each
single thing - it is He who decrees:
And in each love for what is other-than-He, in it is
pain - in it is grief.
Oh the victory of the one annihilated beyond
annihilation. He will have life! and going-on!
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yaa rabbi salli 'ala Muhammad
min dhaatihi 'n-nooru wa 'd-diyaa'u
wa aalihi wa 's-sahbi 'l-kiraami
lahum 'uhoodun lahum wafaa'u
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Oh Lord bless Muhammad! From his essence light!
Radiance too!
His Family and noble Companions. They make the
trusts! They keep them too!
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THE WIRD
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INTRODUCTION
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. May
peace and prayers be showered upon the Master of the
Messengers and his household and guided companions.
Allah, the Sublime says: “Indeed through the
remembrance of Allah the hearts become tranquil.” I
ask Allah that you be of those whose hearts are tranquil
and of those who have arrived and attained the
knowledge of Allah and connected themselves to His
mercy which is without end.
Allah has bestowed His generosity and munificence
upon us by granting us access to enlightenment through
the teachings and guidance of the Seal of the Prophets
and his vicegerent Ali ibn Abi Talib and those who
followed him in righteousness especially our Shadhili
Shaykhs. I specifically mention Shaykh Muhammad ibn
al-Habib, may the mercy of Allah be upon him; they are
the forerunners and we are their followers.
I present this wird to whomsoever desires access to the
treasures of the Hereafter. There is no power and no
strength except through Allah, the Magnificent. There is
no victor except Him. There is no presence except His.
There is nothing and none sought after besides Him.
There is no beloved except Him.
Oh He Oh He Oh He
who there is no he
except He
Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
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A’udhu billa sameeul aleem mina shaytan irajeem (x3)
Bismillahi Rahmanir Raheem
Allah hooma inni asalooka bi Rahmatika alatee
wasi’at kulla shay
wabi qudrati ka alatee Qaharta biha kulla shay
wa khada laha kullu shay
wa dhalla laha kullu shay
wa bi jabarutika allatee ghalabta biha kulla shay
wa bi izzatika allatee la Yaqumu laha shay
wa bi adhamatika allatee mala’at kulla shay
wa bi nuri waj-hika alladhee ada’a lahu kullu shay
Ya Nooru Ya Quddus
Ya Awwalal awwalin
Ya Akhiral akhirin
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi Rahamatika Ya Arhamar-Rahimin
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I seek refuge in Allah from the evil shaytan (x3)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Oh Allah, I ask You by Your mercy,
which embraces all things; by Your strength,
through which You dominate all things,
toward which all things are humble and before
which all things are lowly;
by Your invincibility, through which you overwhelm
all things,
by Your might, which nothing can resist;
and by the light of Your face, through which all
things are illuminated!
Oh Light! Oh Sacred!
Oh First of those who are first and
Last of those who are last!
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the merciful.
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Asluka bihaqqika wa qudsika wa adhami
sifatika wa asmaika
An taj’ala Awqati fi’l layli wa’n nahari
bi-dhikrika ma’murah
wa bi-khidmatika mausulutan
wa a’mali indaka maqbulah
Hatta takuna a’mali wa awradi
Kulluha wirdan wahida
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi-rahmatika ya Arhamar-Rahimin!
Innaka Qadirun ‘ala ma tasha
Tu’til mulka liman tasha
wa tunzi’ul-mulka mimman tasha
wa tu’izzu man tasha
wa tudhillu man tasha
Bi yadikal-khayru innaka ‘ala kulli shay’in Qadir
Tulijul-layla fin-nahari wa tuliju nahara fil-layl
Wa tukhrijul-hayya
mayyita minal Hayy
minal-mayyiti
Wa tarzuqu man tasha’u bi-ghayri hisab
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wa
tukhrijul-
I ask You by Your Truth, Your Holiness
and the greatest of Your Attributes and
Names, that You make my nights and
days filled with Your remembrance and
joined to Your service and my actions
acceptable to You, so that my actions
and my litanies may all be a single litany.
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the merciful!
Surely You have power over all things.
You give the kingdom to whom You will,
and You seize the kingdom from whom
You will; You exalt whom You will, and
You abase whom You will; in Your hand
is the good; You are powerful over all
things.
You make the night to enter into the day
and You make the day to enter into the
night; You bring forth the living from the
dead and You bring forth the dead from
the living; and You provide for
whomsoever You will without reckoning.
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La ilaha illa anta subhanaka
‘llahumma wa bi-hamdik
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi Rahmatika Ya Arhamar-Rahimin
Allahumma inni asluka
bismika ‘llahir-Rahmanir-Rahim
Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-ikram
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum
Ya la illaha illa anta
Ya huwa ya man la ya’lamu ma hu
Wa la kayfa hu
wa la ayna hu
wa la haythu huwa illa hu
Ya dhal-mulki wal-malakuti Ya dhal-izzati
wal-jabarut
Ya Maliku Ya Quddusu Ya Salamu Ya Mu’minu
Ya Muhayminu
Ya ‘Azizu Ya Jabbaru Ya Mutakabbiru
Ya Khaliqu Ya Bariu
Ya Musawwiru Ya Mufidu Ya Mudabbiru
Ya Shadidu Ya Mubdiu
Ya Mu’idu Ya Mubidu Ya Wadudu Ya Mahmudu Ya
Ma’bud
Ya Ba’idu Ya Qaribu Ya Mujibu Ya Raqibu Ya Hasib
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There is no god but You! Glory be to
You, Oh Allah, and Yours is the praise!
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the merciful!
Oh Allah, truly, I ask You by Your Name, Allah, the
All-merciful, All-compassionate!
Oh Possessor of majesty and splendour!
Oh Living! Oh Self-subsistent!
Oh You whom there is no god but You!
Oh He! Oh He Whom none knows what He is,
nor How He is,
nor Where He is,
nor in what respect He is but He!
Oh Possessor of the dominion and the kingdom!
Oh Possessor of might and invincibility!
Oh King! Oh All-sacred!
Oh All-peaceable!
Oh All-faithful! Oh All-preserver! Oh All-mighty!
Oh All-compeller!
Oh All-sublime! Oh Creator! Oh Maker!
Oh Shaper!
Oh Benefiter! Oh Director! Oh Severe!
Oh Originator! Oh Returner! Oh Destroyer! Oh Allloving! Oh All-praiseworthy! Oh All-worshipful! Oh
Far! Oh Near! Oh Responder! Oh Watcher! Oh
Reckoner! Oh Innovator!
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Ya Badi’u Ya Rafi’u Ya Mani’u Ya Sami’u
Ya ‘Alimu
Ya Halimu Ya Karimu Ya Hakimu Ya Qadimu
Ya ‘Aliyy
Ya ‘Adhimu Ya Hannanu Ya Mannanu
Ya Dayyanu Ya Musta’anu
Ya Jalilu Ya Jamilu Ya Wakilu Ya Kafilu
Ya Muqilu
Ya Munilu Ya Nabilu Ya Dalilu Ya Hadiyu Ya Badi
Ya Awwalu Ya Akhiru Ya Dhahiru Ya Batinu
Ya Qa’imu
Ya Da’imu Ya ‘Alimu Ya Hakimu Ya Qadiyu
Ya ‘Adilu
Ya Fasilu Ya Wasilu Ya Tahiru Ya Mutahhiru
Ya Qadiru
Ya Muqtadiru Ya Kabiru Ya Mutakabbiru Ya Wahidu
Ya Ahad
Ya Samadu
Ya Man lam yalid wa lam yulad
Wa lam yakun lahu kufu’an Ahad
Ya man ‘ala fa qahar
Ya man malaka fa qadar
Ya man batana fa khabar
Ya man ‘ubida fa shakar
Ya man ‘usiya fa ghafar
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Oh Exalter! Oh Inaccessible! Oh All-hearing!
Oh All-knowing! Oh All-clement!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-wise! Oh Eternal!
Oh All-high! Oh All-tremendous!
Oh All-comforting! Oh All-gracious! Oh Accounter!
Oh Recourse! Oh All-majestic!
Oh All-beautiful! Oh Guardian! Oh Surety!
Oh Annuller! Oh Obtainer!
Oh All-noble! Oh Leader! Oh Guide! Oh Allapparent! Oh First!
Oh Last! Oh Outward! Oh Inward! Oh All-steadfast!
Oh Everlasting!
Oh Knower! Oh Decider! Oh Judge! Oh Just!
Oh Separator!
Oh Joiner!
Oh Pure! Oh Purifier! Oh All-powerful! Oh All-able!
Oh All-great!
Oh All-sublime! Oh One! Oh Unique!
Oh Everlasting Refuge!
Oh He Who begets not and was not begotten, and
equal to whom there is none.
Oh He who is exalted and dominates!
Oh He who is master and exercises power!
Oh He who is inward and aware!
Oh He who is worshipped and thankful!
Oh He who is disobeyed and forgives!
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Ya man la tahwihil-fikru wa la yudrikuhu basar wa la
yakhfa ‘alayhi athar
Ya Raziqal-Bashar
Ya Muqaddira kulli Qadar
Ya ‘aliyal-Makan
Ya Shadidal-arkan
Ya Mubaddila ‘Zaman
Ya Qabilal-Qurban
Ya Dhal-manni wal-ihsan
Ya Dhal-izzati was-Sultan
Ya Rahimu Ya Rahman
Ya Man Huwa Kullu Yawmin fi Sha’n
Ya man la yashghuluhu sha’nun ‘an sha’n
Ya ‘adhimash-sha’n
Ya man huwa bi-kulli makan
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Oh he who is not encompassed by thoughts,
nor perceived by vision and from whom no trace
remains hidden!
Oh Provider of mankind!
Oh Determiner of every lot!
Oh Lofty of place!
Oh Firm in supports!
Oh Transformer of Time!
Oh Acceptor of sacrifices!
Oh Possessor of graciousness and benevolence!
Oh Possessor of might and force!
Oh All-compassionate! Oh All-merciful!
Oh He who is every day upon some labour!
Oh He who is not distracted from one labour by
another!
Oh Tremendous in rank!
Oh He who is in every place!
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Ya Sami’al-aswat
Ya Mujibad-da’wat
Ya Munjihat-talibat
Ya Qadiyal-hajat
Ya Munzilal-barakat
Ya Rahimal-abarat
Ya Muqilal-atharat
Ya Kashifal-kurubat
Ya Waliyal-hasanat
Ya Rafi’ad-darajat
Ya Mu’tiyas-su’lat
Ya Muhyil-amwat
Ya Jami’a ‘sh-shatat
Ya Mutalli’an ‘alan-niyyat
Ya Radda ma qad fat
Ya Ajwadal-ajwadin
Ya Akramal-akramin
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Oh He who hears all sounds!
Oh He who answers all supplications!
Oh He who fulfils all entreaties!
Oh He who provides all needs!
Oh He who sends down blessings!
Oh He who has mercy upon tears!
Oh He who cancels out false steps!
Oh he who removes troubles!
Oh He who sponsors good things!
Oh He who exalts in rank!
Oh He who bestows requests!
Oh He who gives life to the dead!
Oh He who gathers all scattered things!
Oh He who is aware of all intentions!
Oh He who brings back what has passed away!
Oh Most Munificent of the most munificent!
Oh Most Generous of the most generous!
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Ya Ghiyathal-mustaghithin
Ya Ghayatat-talibin
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi Rahmatika Ya Arhamar Rahimin
Ya man yubdiyil-khalqa thumma Yu’iduh
Ya man ilayhi yarja’ul-amru kulluh
Ya man adh-hara fi kulli shay’in lutfah
Ya man ahsana kulla shay’in khalqah
Ya Habiba man la Habiba lah
Ya Tabiba man la tabiba lah
Ya Mujiba man la mujiba lah
Ya Shafiqa man la shafiqa lah
Ya Rafiqa man la rafiqa lah
Ya Mughitha man la mughitha lah
Ya Dalila man la dalila lah
Ya Anisa man la anisa lah
Ya Rahima man la rahima lah
Ya Sahiba man la sahiba lah
Ya awwala kulli shain wa akhirah
Ya ilaha kulli shayin wa wakilah
Ya Rabba kulli shay’in wa sani’ah
Ya Bariya kulli shay’in wa khaliqah
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Oh Helper of those who seek aid!
Oh Goal of the seekers!
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the merciful!
Oh He who brings forth creation then returns it!
Oh He to whom all affairs return!
Oh He who revealed in everything His subtle grace!
Oh He who perfected everything He created!
Oh Beloved of him who has not beloved!
Oh Doctor for him who has no doctor!
Oh Answerer for him who has none to answer for him!
Oh Patron for him who has no patron!
Oh Friend for him who has no friend!
Oh Succourer for him who has no succourer!
Oh Guide for him who has no guide!
Oh Intimate friend for him who has no intimate friends!
Oh Merciful to him for whom there is no merciful!
Oh Companion for him who has no companion!
Oh First of everything and the Last!
Oh God of everything and its Trustee!
Oh Lord of everything and its Producer!
Oh Maker of everything and its Creator!
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Ya Qabida kulli shay’in wa basitah
Ya Mubdiya kulli shay’in wa mu’idah
Ya Munshi’a kulli shay’in wa muqaddirah
Ya Mukawwina kulli shay’in wa muhawwilah
Ya Muhyi kulli shay’in wa mumitah
Ya Khaliqa kulli shay’in wa warithah
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi Rahmatika Ya Arhamar Rahimin
Allahumma inni asluka
Islaman sahihan Yas-habuhul-istislamu li-awamirika
wa nawahik
Wa imanan khalisan rasikhan thabitan mahfudhan min
jami’i ‘sh-shubahi wal-mahalik
Wa ihsanan yazujju bina fi hadharatil-ghuyubi wa
natatahharu
Bihi min anwa’il-ghafalati wa sa’iril-’uyub
Wa iqanan yakshifu lana ‘an hadharatil-asma’i wa
yarhalu bina ila mushahadati anwari tajalliyyati ‘dhdhat
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Oh Constrictor of everything and its Expander!
Oh Originator of everything and its Returner!
Oh Establisher of everything and its Apportioner!
Oh Shaper of everything and its Transformer!
Oh Bringer to life of everything and its Bringer to death!
Oh Creator of everything and its Inheritor!
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the merciful!
Oh Allah! We ask You for sound Islam
(submission) accompanied by submission
to Your orders and prohibitions;
and for pure iman (faith with knowledge),
firmly established, enduring,
protected from all ambiguities and
dangers;
and for ihsan (good acts) that
will drive us into the presence of the
unseen - may we be purified by it from
every kind of negligence and defect;
and for the yaqin (certainty) which will reveal
to us the presences of the Names and
Attributes by which we will be carried
into the direct witnessing of the lights of
the self-manifestations of the essence;
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Wa ‘ilman nafi’an nafqahu bihi kayfa nata’addabu
ma’aka wa nunajika fi ‘s-salawat
Wa amla’ qulubana bi-anwari ma’rifatika hatta nashhada qayyumiyyatikas-sariyata fi jami’il-makhluqat
Wa-j’alna min ahli da’iratil-fadlil-mahbubina ladayk
Wa minar-rasikhinal-mutamakkinina fit-tawakkuli wa
sidqil-itimadi alayku
Wa Haqqiq raja’ana bil-ijabati Ya Karimu Ya Wahhabu
fi kulli ma sa’alnak
Wa la takilna Ya Mawlana fi jami’i harakatina wa
sakanatina ila ahadin siwak
Fa innaka ‘awwadtana ihsanaka min aqbli su’alina wa
nahnu fi butunil-ummahat
Wa Rabbaytana bi-latifi rububiyyatika tarbiyatan
taqsuru ‘an idrakihal-’uqulul-munawwarat
Fa nasluka bi-nabiyyika ‘lladhi faddaltahu ‘ala sa’irilanbiya’i wal-mursalin
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and for useful ‘ilm (knowledge) through
which we may understand how to conduct
ourselves in Your presence and how to
confide in You in prayer.
Fill our hearts with the lights of Your
gnosis so that we may witness Your
All-sustaining Gatheredness flowing in
all created things.
Let us be among the circle of Your
bounty, beloved in Your presence and
among the firmly grounded and
enduring in trust and sincerity of
dependence on You.
Realize our hope with the answer to all
that we ask, Oh All-generous,
Oh All-giving!
Do not, Oh Master, let us rely on any
other than You in stillness or in action.
You have accustomed us to Your perfect
generosity before we even asked for it
while we were in our mother’s wombs.
You have raised us with the subtle grace
of Your lordship over existence in a
manner far beyond the perception of illuminated
intellects.
We ask You, Oh Allah, by Your Prophet,
whom You have preferred above all other prophets and
messengers,
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Wa bi-rasulika lladhi ja’alta risalatahu ‘ammatan wa
rahmatan lil-khala’iqi ajma’in
An tusalliya wa tusallima ‘alayhi wa ‘alihi salatan wa
salaman nanalu bihima mahabbatahu wa mutaba’atahu
fil-aqwali wal-af’ali wal-muraqabati wal-mushahadati
wal-adabi wal-akhlaqi wal-ahwal
Wa nasluka Ya Mawlana bi-jahihi an tahaba lana
‘ilman nafi’an yantafi’u bihi kullu sami’in wa takhsha’u
lahul-qulub wa taqsha’irru minhul-julud wa tajri
lahul-madami’
Innaka antal-qadirul-muridul-’alimul-hayyul-wasi’
Sub-hana rabbika rabbil izzati ‘amma yasifun
Wa salamun ‘ala’l mursalin
Wa’l hamdu lillahi rabbi’l ‘alamin
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi Rahmatika Ya Arhamar Rahimin
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and by Your Messenger whose message
You made universal and a mercy to all
creation to bless him and his family and
grant them a peace by which we may
attain his love and follow him in words,
deeds, in watching-practice, witnessing,
courtesy, morals and states.
We ask You, Oh Master, by his rank, to
grant us that useful knowledge through
which every listener may profit and every
heart may be made humble, and at which
the skin may thrill and the tears flow.
You are the All-powerful, the Willful, the
Knowing, the Living, the Vast.
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of
might, above all that they describe, and
peace be upon the messengers, and praise
belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your Mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the Merciful!
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La ilaha illallah (x10)
La ilaha illallah Muhammad un Rasulu’llah (x3)
Allahhu Latifun bi-’ibadihi yarzuqu man yasha’u wa
huwal-qawiyyul-aziz (x10)
Ala Ya Latifu Ya Latifu lakal-lutfu fa antal-latifu minka
yashmalunal-lutfu
Latifu Latifu innani mutawassilun bi-lutfika fa-lutf bi
wa qad nazalal-lutfu
Bi-lutfika ‘udhna Ya Latifu wa ha nahnu dakhalna fi
wastil-lutfi wansadalal-lutfu
Najawna bi-lutfi ‘llahi dhil-lutfi innahu latifun latifun
lutfuhu da’iman lutfu
Alay Ya Hafidhu Ya Hafidhu lakal-hifdhu fa antal
hafidhu minka yashmalunal-hifdhu
Hafidhu Hafidhu innana natawassalu bi-Hifdhika
fahfadhna wa qad nazalal-Hifdhu
Bi-Hifdhika ‘udhna Ya Hafidhu wa ha nahnu dakhalna
fi wastil-hifdhi wansadalal-hifdhu
Najawna bi-Hifdhi ‘llahi dhil-hifdhi innahu Hafidhun
Hafidhun Hifdhuhu da’iman Hifdhu
Bi-jahi imamil-mursalina Muhammadin fa-lawlahu
‘aynul-Hifdhi ma nazalal-Hifdhu
‘Alayhi salatu ‘llahi ma qala munshidun ala Ya Hafidhu
Ya Hafidhu lakal-Hifdhu
La ilaha illallah (x10)
La ilaha illallah Muhammad un Rasulullah
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There is no god but Allah. (x10)
There is no got but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah. (x3)
Allah is Latif with His slaves. He gives wealth to whom
He chooses, and He is the Strong, the Inestimably
Precious. (x10)
Ala ya Latifu, ya Latifu, the lutf is Yours!
You are the Latif, and from You the lutf engulfs us.
Ya Latifu, ya Latifu, I beg You by Your lutf - be the lutf to
me - and the lutf has descended!
Ya Latifu, we have hidden in Your lutf - we have gone
into the centre of lutf - and the lutf has descended!
We have been freed by the lutf of Allah, the Possessor
of lutf, Latifu, Latifu, His lutf is always that.
Ala Ya Hafidhu, ya Hafidhu, the hifdh is Yours! You are
the Hafidhu, and from You the hifdh engulfs us.
Ya Hafidhu, ya Hafidhu, I beg You by Your hifdh - be the
hifdh to me - and the hifdh has descended.
Ya Hafidhu, we have hidden in Your hifdh - we have
gone into the centre of hifdh - and the hifdh has
descended.
We have been freed by the hifdh of Allah, the Possessor
of hifdh. Hifdhu, Hafidhu, His hifdh is always that.
By the rank of the Imam of the messengers,
Muhammad, were he not the source of the hifdh, then it
would not have descended.
Blessings be upon him as long as there is one who
chants: ‘Ya hafidhu, ya hafidhu, the hifdh is Yours!’
There is no god but Allah! (x10)
There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah.
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A’udhu billa sameeul aleem mina shaytan irajeem
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Allahumma inna maghfirataka arja min ‘amali wa inna
rahmataka awsa’u min dhanbi
Allahumma in kana dhanbi ‘indaka ‘adhiman famaghfiratuka A’dhamu min dhanbi
Allahumma in lam akun ahlan an ablugha rahmataka
fa-rahmatuka
Ahlun an tablughani wa tasi’ani li’annaha wasi’at kulla
shay
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi Rahmatika Ya Arhamar Rahimin
Astaghfiru ‘llah (x10)
La ilaha illa anta sub-hanaka inni kuntu mina ‘dhdhalimin (x3)
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I seek refuge in Allah, the All-hearing,
the All-knowing, from the accursed shaytan.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
Oh Allah, surely Your forgiveness is more hoped for
for than my actions.
And surely Your mercy is vaster than my sins.
Oh Allah, if my sin be considered great
by You, Your pardon is greater than
my sin. Oh Allah, if I was not worthy
of reaching Your mercy, Your mercy
is worthy of reaching
me because it encompasses all things.
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the merciful.
I seek forgiveness from Allah (x10)
There is no god but You, glory be to
You, surely I am one of the transgressors. (x3)
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Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min nafsin la tashba’
Wa min qalbin la yakhsha’
Wa min ‘ilmin la Yanfa’
Wa min salatin la Turfa’
Wa min du’a’in la Yusma’
Allahumma inni aslukal-yusra ba’dal-usr
Wal-faraja ba’dal-karb
war-rakha’a ba’da ‘sh-shiddah
Allahumma aj’al li fi qalbi nuran wa basaran wa
fahman wa ‘ilman innaka ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir
La ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk
Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabbu! Ya Rabb!
Ya Karimu! Ya Karimu! Ya Karim!
Bi Rahmatika Ya Arhamar Rahimin
Allahu Nadhiri (x3)
Allahu Hadiri (x3)
Allahu Nasiri (x3)
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Oh Allah, surely I seek refuge in You
from a self which is never satiated,
And from a heart which is not humble,
And from knowledge that does not benefit,
And from prayer that does not reach,
And from supplication that is not heard.
Oh Allah, I ask from You ease after difficulty,
And relief after distress,
And hope after hardship.
Oh Allah, put in my heart light and
insight and understanding and wisdom.
Surely You have power over all things.
There is no god but You, I seek
forgiveness from You and I turn
to You.
Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous! Oh All-generous!
By Your mercy, Oh Most Merciful of the merciful.
Allah oversees me (x3)
Allah’s Presence is upon me (x3)
Allah is my Helper (x3)
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Allahu Hafidhi (x3)
Allahu Ma’i (x3)
Allahu khayran hafidhan (x3)
A’udhu billa sameeul aleem min ashaytan irajeem
Bismillahi Rahmanir Raheem
Ya sin.
Wal Qur’ani’l Hakim. Innaka laminal mursalin. ‘Ala
siratin mustaqim.
Tanzilal ‘Azizir-Rahim. Li-tundhira qawman ma
undhira aba’uhum fa-hum ghafilun. La-qad haqqal
qawlu ‘ala aktharihim fa-hum la yu’minun. Inna ja’alna
fi a’naqihim aghlalan fa-hiya ilal adhqani fa-hum
muqmahun. Wa ja’alna min bayni aydihim saddan wa
min khalfihim saddan fa-’aghshaynahum fa-hum la
yubsirun.
Wa sawa’un ‘alayhim a-’Andhartahum am lam
tundhirhum la yu’minun. Innama tundhiru man
‘itaba’a ‘dh-dhikra wa khashiyar-Rahmana bil-ghaybi
fa-bashir-hu bi-maghfiratin wa ajrin karim. Ya
hasratan ‘alal-’ibadi ma ya’tihim min rasulin illa kanu
bihi yastahzi’un.
Wa ma ta’tihim min
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Allah is my Protector (x3)
Allah is with me (x3)
Allah is the best of protectors (x3)
I seek refuge with Allah, the All-hearing,
the All-seeing, from the evil shaytan.
In the Name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the Merciful.
Ya Seen.
By the Qur’an, full of wisdom. You are indeed one of the
apostles, On a straight way.
It is a revelation sent down by (Him) the Exalted in
might, the Most Merciful, In order that you may
admonish a people whose fathers had received no
admonition, and who therefore remain heedless. The
Word is proved true against the greater part of them; for
they do not believe.
We have put yokes round their necks right up to their
chins, so that their heads are forced up.
And we have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind
them, and furthermore We have covered them up so that
they cannot see.
It is the same to them whether you admonish them or
not: they will not believe.
You can but admonish such a one as follows the
message and fears the Lord Most Gracious, unseen;
give such a one, therefore, good tidings of forgiveness
and a reward most generous.
Ah: alas for (My) servants! There comes not an apostle
to them but they mock him!
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Ayatin min ayati Rabbihim illa kanu ‘anha mu’ridin.
Wa yaquluna mata hadhal-wa’du in kuntum sadiqin.
Bismillahi Rahmanir Raheem
Tabara ka‘lladhi bi-yadihil-mulku wa huwa ‘ala kulli
shayin qadir. Alladhi khalaqal-mawta wal-hayata liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu ‘amalan, wa huwal’azizul-ghafur. Alladhi khalaqa sab’a samawatin
tibaqan, ma tara fi khalqir-Rahmani min tafawut,
farji’il-basara hal tara min futur. Thumma ‘Rji’l ‘lbasara karratayni yanqalib ilaykal-basaru khasi’an wa
huwa hasir.
Sub-hana rabbika Rabbil izzati ‘Amma yasifun
Wa Salamun ‘ala’l Mursalin
Wa’l Handulillahi Rabbi’l ‘alamin.
Alladhina qala lahumun-nasu inna ‘nasa qad jama’u
lakum fakhshawhum fa-zadahum imanan wa qalu:
Hasbun Allahu Wa Nai’m Al wakil (x10)
Fanqalabu bi-naimatin minnal laahi wa fadlin lam
yam-sa-sum su’ (x3)
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Not a sign comes to them from among the signs of
their Lord, but they turn away therefrom.
Furthermore they say, ‘When will this promise
(come to pass), if what you say is true!’
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Blessed be Him in whose hands is dominion; and
He has power over all things; Who created death
and life that He may try which of you is best in
deed: and He is the Exalted in might, Oft-forgiving;
Who created the seven heavens one above
another; no want of proportion can you see in the
Creation of (Allah)
the Most Gracious. So turn your vision again: see
you any flaws? Again turn your vision a second
time:
(your) vision will come back to you dull and
discomfited, in a state worn out.
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of might,
above all that they describe,
and peace be upon the messengers,
and praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
And the people said to them, ‘Men have gathered
against you, so fear them.’ And it increased them in
iman and they said:
Allah is enough for us and He is the best guardian.
(x10)
So they returned with blessing and fullness from
Allah untouched by evil. (x3)
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Wattaba’u ridwana ‘llah wa ‘llahu dhu fadlin ‘adhim
(x3)
Wa in Yuridu an yakhda’uka fa inna hasbaka ‘llah,
huwa ‘lladhi ayyaadaka bi-nasrihi wa bil mu’minin, wa
allafa bayna qulubihim, law anfaqta ma fil-ardi jami’an
ma allafta bayna qulubihim, wa lakinna ‘llaha allafa
baynahum innahu ‘azizun hakim; Ya ayyuhan-nabiyyu
hasbuka ‘llah wa mani ‘ttaba’aka minal-mu’minin (x3)
Bismillahi Rahmanir Raheem
Qul Huwallah Hu Ahad
Allahhu ‘S-Samad
Lam Yalid Wa Lam Yulad
Wa Lam Yakun Lahu Kufuwan Ahad
Bismillahi Rahmanir Raheem
Qul Ya Ayyuha’l Kafirun
La A’budu Ma Ta’budun
Wa La Antum ‘Abiduna Ma A’bud
Wa La ana ‘Abidun Ma ‘Abatum
Wa La Antum ‘Abiduna Ma A’bud
Lakum Dinukum Wa Liya’d Din
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They followed the good pleasure of Allah: and Allah
is of an immense fullness. (x3)
And if they desire to trick you, Allah is enough for
you. He has confirmed you with His help, and the
trusting ones, and has brought their hearts together.
Had you expended all that is in the earth, you could
not have brought their hearts together, but Allah
brought their hearts together. Surely He is the
Mighty, and Wise. Oh Prophet, Allah is enough for
you, and the trusting ones who follow you.
(x3)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful,
Say: He, Allah is One,
Allah is Eternal,
He begets not, nor is He begotten,
And there is nothing equal unto Him.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful,
Say: Oh you who do not believe!
I do not worship what you worship,
Nor do you worship what I worship,
Nor will I worship what you worship,
Nor will you worship what I worship.
You shall have your path and I shall have
my path.
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Bismillahi Rahmanir Raheem
Qul A’udhu Bi-Rabbi’l Falaq
Min Sharri Ma Khalaq
Wa Min Sharri Ghasiqin Idha Waqab
Wa Min Sharri’n Naffathati Fi’l Uqad
Wa Min Sharri Hasidin Idha Hasad
Bismillahi Rahmanir Raheem
Qul A’udhu Bi-Rabbi Nas
Maliki’n Nas
Ilahi’n Nas
Min Sharri’l Waswasi’l Khannas
Alladhi Yuwaswisu Fi Suduri’n Nas
Minal Jinnati Wa’n Nas
La ilaha illahllah (x14)
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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent,
the Merciful,
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of
the dawn,
From the evil of what He has created,
And from the evil of the utterly dark
night when it comes,
And from the evil of those who blow
on knots,
And from the evil of the envious when
he envies.
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent,
the Merciful,
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men,
The King of men, The God of men,
From the evil of the whisperings of
the slinking shaytan,
Who whispers into the hearts of men,
From among the jinn and the men.
There is no god but Allah (x14)
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